Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Ordering the Previous Question on
H. Res. 420 — "Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1900)
to provide for the timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and
approvals required under Federal law with respect to the siting,
construction, expansion, or operation of any natural gas pipeline
projects, and for other purposes." –
ADOPTED 223 – 195

H. Res. 420
— "Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1900)
to provide for the timely consideration of all licenses, permits,
and approvals required under Federal law with respect to the siting,
construction, expansion, or operation of any natural gas pipeline
projects, and for other purposes." –
ADOTPED 225 – 194

H.R. 1965 - Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act

Jackson Lee (D-TX) - Amendment No. 2 to
H.R. 1965
- Preserves First Amendment Right to Petition, although nothing in the
bill impinges upon a person’s ability to petition their government. –
REJECTED 199 – 222

Are
we really surprised? Better read this one: As it turns out, there are
some pretty serious issues with cyber security on Healthcare.gov: This
report reveals that Henry Chao, the official responsible for building
Healthcare.gov, was not informed of serious … Continue reading →

Yesterday
morning we learned that Virginia State Senator Creigh Deeds had been stabbed in the head and chest by his son,
Gus, 24, before Gus shot himself dead in the family home. Deeds was critically injured but made it to a
hospital where his condition this morning was upgraded to fair.

And
for that, we can be thankful.

However,
yesterday afternoon the Washington Post
reported that Gus had psychiatric problems and that on Monday a magistrate had ordered
an evaluation. But the Deeds family
reportedly live in “a very rural area” where “hospitals are few and far
between,” so there wasn’t a bed to immediately take the boy.

But
that didn’t stop Nevada State Sen. Justin
Jones (D-Mayors Against Guns), chief proponent of an anti-gun measure in the
2013 legislative session, from hopping on Twitter to make political hay of the
tragedy.

At
12:48 pm, while Sen. Deeds’ life was still hanging in the balance and the
motive behind the attempted murder/suicide by his son remained unclear, Jones
tweeted:

TUCSON -
How secure are U.S. military installations? You would think the answer is:
very.

But, as
the News 4 Tucson Investigators uncovered, one installation, right here in
southern Arizona, continues to face potential outside security risks, and the
problem doesn't seem to be getting any better.

A Devastating Poll on Obama -- and ObamacareBy Michael BaroneWednesday, November 20, 2013

"The Affordable Care Act's political position has deteriorated
dramatically over the last week." That, coming from longtime Obamacare
cheerleader and Washington Post blogger Ezra Klein, was pretty strong
language. And it was only Wednesday.

That was the day after the release of a devastating Quinnipiac national
poll. It showed Barack Obama's approval rating at 39 percent, with his
disapproval rating at 54 percent — sharply down from 45 percent approval
and 49 percent disapproval on Oct. 1, the day the government shutdown
began and healthcare.gov went into (limited) operation.

In a Q&A interview with Andrew
Doughman of the Las Vegas Sun, Democrat congressional candidate Erin Bilbray-Kohn
coughed up a few fuzzballs.

When asked why she was running,
Bilbray-Kohn said she “kept watching as my friends and neighbors were losing
their homes and their jobs” while Congress, “instead of focusing on jobs and
creating a more secure economy, wasn’t doing its job, and that’s what finally
pushed me.”

Now, I don’t know about you, but I’m
not buying that “Made in DC” cookie-cutter response for a minute.But let’s accept it for argument’s sake.Which raises the question I’ve asked
before:

What would Bilbray-Kohn do, as a
freshman congresswoman, likely in the minority party, that would create more
jobs and a more secure economy?Inquiring minds wanna know.

This much we do know.When Bilbray-Kohn’s party was in control of
the White House, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, it
passed the so-called “stimulus” bill that was supposed to create jobs and a
more secure economy.

Wednesday Digest

THE FOUNDATION

"The essence of Government
is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be
liable to abuse." --James Madison

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

The Writing Is on the Wall

Ancient Babylon

It has been obvious for
some time that ObamaCare is full of lies, and that one of the primary
lies was this: "You can keep your plan. Period." Barack Obama
"apologized" for this "misstatement," while other Democrats are torn
between arguing Obama said nothing wrong and asserting that they knew
all along that you couldn't keep your plan.

The latter group is far closer to the truth. Former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy unearthed a brief
filed by the Justice Department in Priests for Life v HHS that
acknowledges and argues for regulations that would cancel millions of
insurance plans: "Even under the grandfathering provision, it is
projected that more group health plans will transition to the
requirements under the regulations as time goes on. Defendants [the
government] have estimated that a majority of group health plans will
have lost their grandfather status by the end of 2013."

COMMON CORE SCANDAL: MEDICAL AND DISCIPLINARY REPORTS ON CHILDREN HACKED

As
the Florida Department of Education, Governor Rick Scott, former
Governor Jeb Bush and key Florida legislators move forward to implement
Common Core State Standards in the sunshine state a database in Long
Island’s Sachem School District is compromised.

Nancy Smith from Sunshine State News reports, “On Long
Island earlier this month a hacker apparently was able to access records
in the Sachem School District and leak personal student data to a web
forum. The records included medical and disciplinary reports.” ...

Supreme
Court Won’t Stop Texas Law Closing Abortion Clinics Supreme Court Justice Antonin
Scalia issued an opinion today indicating the Supreme Court will not get
involved in a case out of Texas that has abortion facilities there appealing
a law that has closed numerous abortion clinics that can’t protect
women’s health.

In a big victory for pro-life
advocates in Texas earlier this month, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
overturned Judge Lee Yeakel of the Western District Court in Austin and
restored key portions of a pro-life law in Texas that will ultimately
stop abortions and could close abortion clinics. Abortion clinics appealed
that decision to the Supreme Court and Justice Scalia issued a ruling
today saying the high court will not get involved. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/19/supreme-court-wont-intervene-on-texas-law-closing-abortion-clinics/

World Watches Albuquerque, New Mexico: Will It Ban Abortions After
Five Months?After months of
a fierce campaign between pro-life advocates and abortion campaigners,
who have poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into keeping late-term
abortions legal, voters in Albuquerque, New Mexico decide today whether
or not they will ban abortions after five months.

Today at NewsWithViews.TVThe President is a Liar: President
Obama did not mis-speak, nor did he get his facts wrong.
The President blantantly lied to the American people.
The President is a liar. Why is that so hard for some
folks to say?
--With
Coach Dave Daubenmire

Rising To The Level Of
Their Own Destruction
The crystal clear window into liberalism and
progressivism is Obama Care. With the Obama Care
legislation passed only by Democrats (liberals) it is
owned by Democrats lock, stock and barrel. Democrats own
whatever the outcome of Obama Care will be and it will
be a fitting pay back for their arrogant, know-it-all
paternalism. The conservatives in the U. S. House and
Senate knew what this legislation meant and not a single
conservative voted for the law.......http://www.newswithviews.com/Ewart/ron128.htmby Ron Ewart

Gitmo
lunch -- torture! Torture! "Gitmo good life: U.S. spends millions on
landscaping, art classes for terror detainees," by Jim McElhatton for
the Washington Times, November 18 (thanks to Kenneth): Thanks to a
multimillion-dollar federal contract, Guantanamo Bay prisoners can
enroll in seminars to learn all about basic landscaping and...

These columns are not necessarily our views; more in fairness to
both sides.

Btw, we have IP issues. So, to be
removed, just ask. So far, those so requesting are virtually zero.
Thanks.

This is crafted to QuickScan
news...top to bottom; Then go back and get into what you
like.

From: John..."Put these NewsBriefers in a folder
and use them later, as
needed".

National MiddleClass Network DAILY NewsBriefer -
11-20-2013

Btw,*This is a
"DAILY" Newsbriefer. "If you DON'T see one DAILY, say
something". THX

And don't forget the
lastnewsbriefat the
end......and, whew, what an isuue this
is!

Thank
You all again...... for
your kind, super-complimentary comments about our NewsBriefer. You are
THE best. You humble us. May you, all patriots, our readers, partners, and
theirs, etc. have a Great Thanksgiving...even if many stores seem to be
turkeys in ducking it.

Question:
We and many of our readers have the same question of
you...

What is
the big deal about you publicly releasing (not to the media) YOUR
OWN, ACTUAL, reportedly sealed and vaulted at $5 million taxpayer expense,
VALID, RIGHTLY-CERTIFIED as YOUR OWN "Original Hawaiian Birth Certificate"
document, Mr. Obama?

Without
it, anyone wanting to defend you does not have the definitive proof needed that
you are "POTUS Eligible". That's because BOTH of the only images
seen are INVALID and/or NOT-RIGHTLY CERTIFIED..Since neither were
released by you and both done on-line, there should be no issue on your
end.

So, we urge that you release it without delay so that this matter will be
promptly concluded, so that the country heals and so that we can all then move
forward. Thank You.

I'm over here to participate in Thursday night's Oxford Union
debate. In the meantime, two housekeeping items for you. First, I'll
be sending out the Morning Briefing the rest of the week even though I'm
here. It actually works out well. I can get up here by 9am and its
still 4am in Macon. Second, as we do each year Thanksgiving week, we
will be running the Morning Briefing as needed. If there's big news,
you'll get the Morning Briefing, but otherwise all of you and I are
traveling and cooking this week and the news slows down. I will brief
you on anything important that happens, otherwise enjoy your family next
week.

Take care,

Erick

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